Shloka 46
Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali
Draupadī’s Application
पितामह: शान्तनव: शमं सम्पूजयिष्यति । कृष्णश्न देवकीपुत्र: शमं सम्पूजयिष्यति,मेरे पितामह शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्म शान्तिभावका ही आदर करेंगे। देवकीनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण भी शान्तिभावका ही आदर करेंगे
pitāmahaḥ śāntanavaḥ śamaṃ sampūjayiṣyati | kṛṣṇaś ca devakīputraḥ śamaṃ sampūjayiṣyati |
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Meu avô Bhīṣma —filho de Śāntanu— honrará o caminho da paz. Kṛṣṇa também, filho de Devakī, do mesmo modo sustentará e reverenciará a paz.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true nobility and dharma are shown by honoring śama—peace, self-control, and reconciliation—especially when power and conflict are near at hand.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about revered figures—Bhīṣma and Kṛṣṇa—asserting that they will respect and uphold a peaceful disposition, implying that wise leaders value pacification over escalation.